GOAL: To determine if student achievement in Reading and Mathematics improves with the use of the SuccessMaker program with the Reading and Mathematics intervention students.
Outcomes:
1. The SuccessMaker program will be identified as successful, unsuccessful, or provides no significant change in achievement with the intervention students at the campus.
Activities:
1. Monitor the student’s progress weekly from the Initial Placement (IP) throughout the use of the SuccessMaker program to determine if there is growth, stagnation, or no improvement in the students’ achievement.
2. Use the nine week benchmark data and other assessments to determine if there is growth, stagnation, or no improvement in the students’ achievement.
Resources/Research Tools Needed:
1. The intervention student data in the SuccessMaker program.
2. The intervention students’ data on benchmarks and other assessments.
3. The intervention students’ standardized achievement test scores.
Timeline:
1. Identify the intervention students – August/September/October 2010
2. Begin the use of the SuccessMaker program – August/September/October 2010
3. Collect baseline data to use to determine progress – August/September/October 2010
4. Weekly monitoring of the intervention students progress on the SuccessMaker program – August 2010 – May 2011
5. Create a data collection spreadsheet to monitor the progress of the intervention students – August 2010
Benchmark/Assessments:
1. Collect data through the SuccessMaker program
2. Nine week benchmark exams
3. Practice TAKS scores
Revisions to SIP/PIP based on monitoring and assessments:
1. Teacher intervention tutorials may be implemented.
2. Teachers may assist the students with the SuccessMaker program if the students are struggling with improvement.
Tiffany,
ReplyDeleteI just posted on the discussion board and you seem to be right on track. I think you have given yourself a good timeline as well. I do not know what district you're in but in our district we use TPRI for reading. I am not familiar with the Success Maker Program. What grade levels are you targeting? The TPRI targets 2nd graders and may target our Kindergarten and First graders as well. We have a community partnership with a local church that provides retired teachers that are assisting us with mentoring and reading intervention. Good luck.
I have used SuccessMaker in the past when I taught elementary school (but it has been several years ago). I would also suggest running whatever report it is that shows how long the students are in the program and I think it can show you how many times they click and exit and so forth. That might give some insight into those students who are doing really well and the program is too easy or those students who are not doing so well and struggling. Just an idea :)
ReplyDeleteWe currently use SuccessMaker on our campus. Your inquiry has also peaked my interest into how well in may be working for our students as well. I think your goals and objectives are clear, but I would also like to know if there is a specific grade level you are targeting or are you tracking all intervention students. If you are tracking all intervention students are they entry level intervention students or ones that have been in the program for some time. These are just some thoughts. Good Luck with your project.
ReplyDeleteI have not heard of the SuccessMaker program, but am definitely interested in seeing the data and information from this research. I would like to see how you will be communicating this to the campus teacher in order to make consistency occur throughout the school year.
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